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William Claytor and racial politics in mathematics

Submitted by mr46636 on Wed, 01/03/2018 - 00:00

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William Claytor
In 1933, as the 3rd African-American to earn a PhD in Mathematics, William Claytor seemed poised to embark on a productive career in research mathematics...

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